string.typeToString

Syntax string.typeToString (type)
Params type is a four-character string.
Action Finds a human-readable expression of the type of the string.
Returns The resulting string.
Examples string.typeToString ('optx')

   » "outlineType"

string.typeToString (typeOf (scratchpad))

   » "tableType"

string.typeToString (typeOf (user [1] [1]))

   » "stringType"
Notes We needed this for a web-based object database browser.

It may come in handy in other similar applications.

It's an inverted system.compiler.language.constants.

This verb is implemented as a script.
See Also typeOf

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